The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-11-25
What Other Preachers Said.

The Roberts Park, Meridian-street, and First
Baptist congreg aticns concentrated at Meridian
street Dr.. Keen preached to them from the
text, 1.-The Lord hath done great things for Us,
whereof we are glad."-Psalms. cxxvi, B. He
dwelt upon the advantages and elories of Amer
lean nationality. He said: 1.-THE Lord hath done
great things for US. God is God OF nations.
He produced the Saxon race. He made this land,
with it's lakes and rivers, its fertile soil and di
versifed climate He gave it to our fathers. He
Eowed tie seed out of which has developed our
civilization and our Christianity. and this provi
dental guidance has not been thwarted by the
wrongs of slavery, poiygamy. intemperance and
Dissertation of the Sabbath, which we have fos-
tered. nor by the indifferece and supineness OF
the church the advantages of our nationality
for the evaugellzation OF the world. Shall we
not be glad to-day for wha. God has wrought for
us2 Shall any mere incidents OF personal sor-
row, or trial, or misfortune husn our praises IN
in the presence OF this great blessing OF national
existence which God has bestowed upon usl No;
every home should be filled with doxologies and
all lips be resonant with praise.
Rev r. e Neighbor preached at North Bap-
fist Church from the text, praise ye the Lord;
for it is good to sing praises unto our God for
showed that God should be praised because He
is worthy to be praised, and because there is q
pleasure in the duty Of giving thanks. I'VE
should not give thanks by Wholesale" he said.
"A day for giving thanks should be appointed
oftener and the services should be better at
| be kept at homo to prepare the dinner. for
thanks by proxy but poor things at best
But saddest of all is the fact that the majority
| of those who might attend do not; and the re-
ligous purpose of the occasion ia eubverted to
the purposes of general holiday Surely it is
| worth the Nations while to pause once IN the
| year and for the people to make formal &C
| knowledeement of their dependence upon AL
mighty God for national existence. for freedom
| from foreign aud domestic strife. for CONNER
| ca prosperity. and for all the privileges as citi-
| nf &c
/ ACKNOWLEDGMENT because We have no right to
expect anybody to take that thankfulness for
| granted which ourselves cannot stop long
| enough in our business pursuits to express
| At Memorial Presbyterian Church Rev. Ii. A.
| Edison took for his text: Lord. Thou hast been
| favorable to Thy land" He pictured the won
derful development of America and found in it
| many reasons for thankfuness. He feared,
| however that there were dangers threatening
conflict of wealth and poverty. AS to the latter
| he said: THE danger is taking On new forms
The air has bsen tremulous with murmurs and
COM plants. Even in this favored land SO long
| described as the .poor mans paradise we be-
/ Gin to catch the echoes of old-world dissen-
! sIons. These dssensions take definite aud
formidable shapes. We are familiar with vast
/ organizations OF strikers. The boycott has been
| invented and imported We have even heard
the murderous explosion of Chicago bomb
| What now shall make friends OF the masses and
/ the classesl How shall Americas future sue
| coed in joining in friendly alliance and gem
erous rivalry with the rich and the poor. the
brothers they may toll together for manklnds
| The problems suggested make it only too plain
how wise it will be to look to Providence. Gods
| favor to this land, manifest hitherto, alone
will suffice for the crowding events before US.
Grateful to-day for His goodness let US turn our
faces .rustfully to future that the same beneh-
| clent power control"
At Olivestreet Presbyterian Church Rev. n.
| S. Dickey preached from the text. What shall
l render unto the Lord for all His benefits to-
wards met" He found the first causes for than ks
were life. health and strength, far as those
| who have them concerned. There were also
| mental and spiritual benefits among which were
| the powers Of perception, reasoning, Judgment.
memory and imagination, all true 10 their high
trusts The sentiments also, gratitude honor,
| courage justice. mercy, benevolepce and trnth-
T fitness The preacher also briefly review wed the
family beneflts and blessings, and discussed the
civiiIzing influences thai are making the coun-
try so prosperous and advancing business inter
ests Continuing the enumeration. the
speaker considered educational. civil and relig-
| ious blessings He concluded with a discussion of
disciplinary benefits, those that come from affec-
| tons. He showed that these were often the
| highest efforts of Gods goodness, and that His
best blessings frequently come in the form of
trials. IL continuing he said: ''Do YOU ask
what we shall render unto God for all His bene-
fits7 Take the cup of salvation. Receive Jesus
your savior and take Him as your master.
Do this. and then call upon the of the
Lord. a throne of grace is then accessible. and
thus calling. you shall obtain mercy and your
thanks will be accepted. But this is not suh-
Gent Praise God in the presence of his people.
There must be social and public praise as well
as diSidual salvation"
The Third Christian and Central-aveuus
Methodist congregations united at the church of
the latter, and the sermon was preached by Rev.
D. r. Van Buskrk. The Episcopalian churches
united and heard a sermon at Grace Church
from Rev. j. S. Jenckes At the Jewish Taber-
nacle Rabbi Messing preached. and l. n. Helms
delivered address. The First English Lu-
theran Church had its Thankseivine service on
last Sunday, when Rev. John Baltzly preached
from the text 20 that men would praise the
Lord for His goodness and for His wonderful
works to the children of men, for He satisieth
the longing soul and theshupery soul He fillsth
with good" Last evening a special Thanksgv-
ing prayer service held at the Central Chris
tian Church. No services held there in
the morning.
Socialism and Christianity.
Special to the Indiapapoiis Journal
MADISON, Ind. Nov. 24.-Rev. DIR. D. w.